Affordable Care Act
Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued its draft 2018 Letter to Issuers, which provides operational and technical guidance to insurers intending to sell qualified health plans through the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2018.
Health Insurance Marketplace premiums for 2015 averaged 7% lower in states that had expanded Medicaid eligibility to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act than in states that had not, according to an analysis released today by the Department of Health and Human Services.
On May 12, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued an injunction that, if implemented, would prevent the federal government from reimbursing health insurers for cost-sharing reductions.
U.S. House V. Burwell: Federal Judge Sides with House Republicans in Exchange Cost-Sharing Challenge
On May 12, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued her second significant opinion in U.S. House of Representatives v. Burwell, a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
The AHA is disappointed with the court's decision denying cost sharing assistance to low-income individuals who buy their health insurance on the federal health exchanges.
Almost 28% of uninsured U.S. residents under age 65 are eligible for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, while 21% are eligible for premium tax credits through the Health Insurance Marketplaces, according to a new report by the Urban Institute and Robert Wood Johnson…
House Leadership Delays Vote on ACA Repeal Bill